Water-turbine construction



July 17, 1923.

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F. PARMENTIER WATER TURBINE CONSTRUCTI ON Filed Sept. 2. 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 F. PARMENTIER WATER TURBINE CONSTRUCTION July 17, 1923.

Filed Sept. 2. 1922 gmwm O a I fI'J a rmerrifiz I 3 fl an I Patented Julyl'Z, 1923;

FRANK PARMENTIER, on PHILAnELP HiA, PENNSYLVANiA,

meemeeem consmnocmioiv.

Applicetio'n flied September To all 107mm itma'gy'coho vm: I II I Be it known thatI, 'FIRAINK PAnMni iqmit, a citizen of the United States, 'e'siding' at Philadelphia, in the county ofPh'ile'd'elphie and State of Pennsylvania, havefinvented new end useful Improvements in Waterrb'ineConstructions, of which the following is a specification. q 1

1n carrying out the present invention it is my purpose to provide a Water tuihi'ne con struoti'on wherein the: flovv of Water to the wheels nieybe regulated Willso that the turbine may be opefated at the desired speed, and whereinthe flow of weter to 'the wheels may he. regulated automatically by the 'tuihii' e itself so'thatin the event of in increese "oi" decrease in the load openjon turbine e vfole iebf vvater'fflow into the Wheels Will be iegnlated acc o d-ingly there'- by enajbIing theI wheels to rotate at a unif 'm p d r r le s leed- I t is also purpose't'o provide a Water turbine which will einhl'itcethe desired fee,- tui'es of'siinplieity, "eflicie'ncy and durability which will operate effectively under {all conditions and wherein the component parts will be so a f mged end eo 1 e1 2ited as to reduce the possibility of dei eng'einent to a minimum y With the above recited objects; in view and others of similar nature the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hefeinaftei' set forth in and "felling Withinthe scope of'the a15- p'end'ed c' liims. I I I In the accompanying drawings I Figure 1 is it View partly in side elevation and partly in sectionof a Water turbine constructedin accordanc with my invention.

Fi gu'fe 2- is it 'vefticel 's'ectio'n'on the line I Figure 3 an enlarged fragmentary elevetion showing the governor mechanism. I

Figure 4 is a fragmentary {sectional View showing the intermeshing Water I Wheels.

' Figure 5 is e di agre'm netic vietv showing it modified form the invention.

Figure 6 is 'a simiIaT vievv showing a further. modificetion. I I

Figure 7 is it sectional view on the-line M of Figure 1 .t t o v s.

Figure Sis'a diagrammatic view showing it further modified forr'n' of the'invention.

Referring ,to the dia wings "in detail and more parecenriy to the construction 'ofi'ny invention shovvn in Figures 'l, 2, 3, 4' aifd of the diayvings, 1 die si'gnetes angovef lfettd dam or basin provided in its ljottoii Ivvith an outlet 2 Seeu ed tothe bottom-of basin within the outiet 2 is. the flipper of a caisson or wate ttihefiftvliich v i the p fesent instance comprises vert cal side w l 1% d en v 's'i5,f5 ceev 'r i towurd efich othei at thei flow'er' its to" provide a restricted outlet o'f thew'ater.

Theloiver'end of the tiseoh-f ohn-ectqet 6 with an inlet opening '7 foi med the upper end of a housiii g 'S' bf suitable struction. NVithi n 'thejcaissone 'tnd-iy'ing alongside I of the end wens "5, -5 ate vanes 9 9, espectively. These vanes erepivettny. connected at their up er ends'eset lO with the top of the caisson immediately above ithe respectiv end ivalls 5'," 5 While the lower en'd'sof the vanes extend into theh'c'nisiidg 8 3; short distance through 'the-Iinietofiening downwardly Bet een the-vanes )9, 930 that the velocity "of the Water passing th'ieu'gh the caisson may be incfe'ised 'af's'itieeves the lower ends of the vanes. These flanges 10",

10 frictionally enga m m sidewalls of i the caisson are held in preactjusted positions thereby, o that duringtheinst'ifletion of the device, the vanes may heedjusted 'gts desired 'for regulating the size of the discharge opening. I These'va'nes are he1d' i'n positive adjusted positions through 'the medi'umof side Walls oi? the deiiss'o'n and may be subsequently a dJ'usted by' the disassemhhngot s'ei'd c'ai'ss'on,

Jonrnaled in the side Wells 0% the ilusiligf 8 and arranged at'opposite sidesof the vertical center line of the'caisson are' shaits 11, 11 upon Which "are fixe 'd respectively Witter Whee1s'12, l2. In the present; instance each waterwheel '12- comprises a Jhub -13- frem o which radiates spoke-s14. On' theou tei ends of the spokes 14 is an anni'ilus 'le endon the outer side of the "annulus 15 are b1ocksf'16 spaced apart around the annulus atfequ'al distances. The confronting fe'cesfof the blocks 16 are cut on diverging angles 1'? es clearly shown in Figure 4; of (he difaWings and mounted between the confronting face of the blocks are vanes "18 pivoted at their inner ends to the annulus Connecte'dto the side edges of each annulus 15 and extending outwardly from such annulus are rings 19 having their outer edges formed with teeth 20. The teeth of the rings on one wheel mesh with the teeth of the rings of the other wheel as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 4 of the drawings thereby enabling the wheels to rotate in unison. The inner faces of the rings 19 and the confronting faces of the blocks 16 together with the vanes 18 constitute buckets which at the point of contactofthe teeth 20 of the water wheels are open so as to receive the impact of the water directed into such buckets by the vanes 9, 9. It will be seen upon inspection of Figures 1 and 4 of the drawings that the vanes 18 swing to bucket forming positions as they approach the stream of water issuing from the caisson while such vanes 18 swing to inactive or non-bucket forming position as they leave the influence or Zone of the water issuing from the caisson thus effectively cleansing the buckets so as to take the full volume of the water when they next enter the zone of the water issuingv from the caisson.

One of the shafts ll is equipped with a gear wheel 21 by means of which power may be taken from the turbine. It is conceivable,

of and in the present instancethe automatic control comprises a spill gate 22 that is pivoted. inthe bottom wall of the basin 1 immediately behind the caisson 3. This gate 22 normally closes an opening contiguous to the caisson and is adapted to be moved to open position so that a portion of the water ,will be directed from the basin outwardly of the caisson. In order to so move the gate 22 I employ a governor 23 of any suitable construction but which in this instance is of the centrifugal ball type. This governor is mounted at the upper end of the shaft 24: the lower end of which is carried to one of the shafts 11 as at 25. The sliding collar of the governor 23 is connected to one arm of a bell crank lever 26 that is pivoted at its 'bight upon a bracket 27 carried by the caisstance, and in Figure 5 the movable vane controls the vertical flow of water of a sinincreasing the power.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exact under standing of the saidembodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the specific construction and relative arrangement of parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the invention various changes and modifications may be made such as fall within the scopeof my invention as defined in my appended claims. Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 181- 1. In water turbine construction, thecombination with a water containing basin having a discharge opening at its lower end, of a caisson depending from said basin and connected, thereto at the discharge opening thereof, intermeshing water wheels below said caisson having their points contact in line withthe center of said caisson, and adjustable vanes in said caisson for directing the water on to said water wheels at the point of contact thereof. I

2. In water turbine construction, the combination with a water containing basin having a discharge opening at its lower end, of a caisson depending from said basin and connected thereto atthe discharge opening thereof, intermeshing water wheels below said caisson having their points contact in line with the center of said caisson, and adjustable vanes in said caisson for directing the water on to said'water wheels at the point of contact, and means carried by said vanes and frictionally engaging the walls of said caisson to form fluid tight joints and hold said vanes in adjusted positions.

3. In water turbine construction, the com bination with a water containing basin having a discharge opening at its lower end, of a caisson depending from said basin and connected thereto at the discharge opening thereof, intermeshing water wheels below said caisson having their points contact in line with the center of said caisson, and adjustable vanes in said caisson for directing water onto said water wheels atthe point of contact, a gate in the bottom of said basin for deflecting the water from said caisson,

and means controlling said gate and under the control of said water wheels,

4. In water turbine construction, the combination with a water containing basin having a discharge opening at its lower end, of a caisson depending from said basin and connected thereto at the discharge opening thereof, intermeshing water wheels below said caisson having their points contact in line with the center of said caisson, and adjustable vanes in said caissonior directing the water on to said Water wheels at the point of contact thereof; each water wheel comprising a hub, spokes rotating from said hub, an annulus on the outer ends of said spokes, blocks onthe outer surface of said annulus spaced apart at equal distances, and vanes within said spaces, respectively.

5. In water turbine construction, the combination with a water containing basin having a discharge opening at its lower end, of a caisson depending from said basin and connected thereto at the discharge opening thereof, intermeshing water wheels below said caisson havingtheir points contact in line with the center of said caisson, and

adjustable vanes in said caisson for directing the water on to said water wheels at the point of contact thereof; each water wheel comprising a hub, spokes rotating from said hub, an annulus on the outer ends'of said spokes, blocks on the outer surface of said annulusspaced apart at equal distances, and

vanes within said spaces, respectively, and

bination with a water wheel of a vane for 'dlrectlng the flow of water onto said water Wheel, sald vane being mounted for swlng-i ing movement, whereby the discharge open ing formed by the vane may be varied.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

FRANK PARMENTIER. 

